From soaps to Hollywood fame

February 6, 2013

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Soap operas aren’t just campy daytime dramas; they’re vehicles that launched careers of many of today’s biggest actors. With cancelled soaps “One Life to Live'' and “All My Children” making their comebacks online this spring, here’s a look at stars who got their start in soaps.

Before Hayden Panettiere starred in “Heroes” and “Nashville,” she was in “One Life to Live” and “Guiding Light.” Don’t remember her? Maybe it’s because she looked like...

Alli Harvey/Getty Images for Stuart Weitzman

1of58

Soap operas aren’t just campy daytime dramas; they’re vehicles that launched careers of many of today’s biggest actors. With cancelled soaps “One Life to Live'' and “All My Children” making their comebacks online this spring, here’s a look at stars who got their start in soaps.

Before Hayden Panettiere starred in “Heroes” and “Nashville,” she was in “One Life to Live” and “Guiding Light.” Don’t remember her? Maybe it’s because she looked like...